“Texas has waited too long for a governor who knows that quid pro quo shouldn’t be the status quo.” — State Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, announcing her candidacy for governor (The Dallas Morning News, Friday)

“Wendy Baby Killer” — Words on a sign posted near the Haltom City auditorium where Davis announced (The Dallas Morning News, Friday)

“One faction of one party in one house of Congress in one branch of government shut down major parts of the government all because they didn’t like one law.” — President Barack Obama, slamming the GOP’s fight against the Affordable Care Act (The Atlantic Wire, Tuesday)

“Isn’t it a double standard that they can try to overturn bad laws, but when Republicans do it, all of a sudden it’s offensive?” — Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, calling Democrats hypocrites (The Dallas Morning News, Wednesday)

“Cruz said he would deliver the votes, and he didn’t deliver any Democratic votes. He pushed House Republicans into traffic and wandered away.” — Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist, faulting the political tactics of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas (The Washington Post, Wednesday)

“That is a criminal act, from my perspective, to put that type of burden on them — to mortgage their future like that.” — Gov. Rick Perry, on young people paying higher insurance costs under health care reform (Trail Blazers blog, Wednesday)

“It almost reminded me of going online and trying to buy Springsteen tickets.” — Sharon Schorr of suburban Cleveland, a self-employed accountant who gave up after eight hours of trying to use the insurance exchange’s website (CBS DC, Thursday)

“It’s incumbent on me to build a good relationship with each trustee.” — Dallas school Superintendent Mike Miles, after surviving a board proposal to fire him (The Dallas Morning News, Wednesday)

“We have certainly had disruption this past year. I don’t think that disruption is necessary for change.” — Dallas school trustee Lew Blackburn, who voted to dismiss Miles (The Dallas Morning News, Tuesday)

“We really weren’t consistent enough of a ballclub.” — Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltré, after the club’s season ended with a tie-breaker loss to Tampa Bay (The Dallas Morning News, Tuesday)

“Heads of the Church have often been narcissists, flattered and thrilled by their courtiers. The court is the leprosy of the papacy.” — Pope Francis, on the influence of Vatican functionaries (La Repubblica, Tuesday)

“We’re not hiding any bodies.” — Dallas police chief David Brown, to skeptics of the city’s crime statistics (The Dallas Morning News, Thursday)